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DR UK and other organisations call for more accessible housing
07 July 2016 | News
Disabled people’s rights in the home and in the wider nation. [Source: The Guardian ... of society from older people, to those with mobility problems, as well as young families. Together, we believe ...
Write to your council about swimming pool closures!
20 July 2023 | News
... that many Disabled people are worried that their local swimming pools may close as a result of funding issues. So, we have created a template letter for Disabled people and Disabled People’s Organisations to use to urge their ...
Northern Ireland Ombudsman commences investigation into handling of Personal Independence Payment
24 June 2019 | News
The Northern Ireland Ombudsman in has informed the Department for Communities that she is ... the Department earlier this year in which Ombudsman Marie Anderson stated that after an initial assessment of the ...
Citizens Advice statement on DWP funding to provide support to UC claimants
03 October 2018 | News
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will provide £39 million of funding from ... “This funding agreement does not stop us from raising problems with Universal Credit publicly and it does not ... date. For further information on welfare rights, education issues and social care you will find our factsheets/guides ...
Charities and organisations say adult social care is at breaking point
21 March 2019 | News
Joint letter on adult social care. Two years ago the Government rightly recognised the scale of the problem and the need to find a long-term, sustainable solution for ... short-term and do not address the underlying structural problems facing the care and support system. Adult social ...
New film by Sia sparks ‘cripping up’ backlash
26 November 2020 | News
Internationally acclaimed singer Sia has been universally ... collaborator, as Music, a non-verbal autistic person. Thousands of people have pitched in on the star’s twitter ... there which is not winning the on-screen roles about the issues they are best placed to represent in modern cinema. ...
Tell MPs your experiences of applying for PIP and ESA
07 November 2021 | News
The Work and Pensions Committee has launched a survey to hear about ... Credit claim. The survey is part of the Committee’s inquiry which is examining the effectiveness of the ... health conditions , amid continuing concerns about the problems being experienced by people making claims. The ...
DR UK representations stop 55% week ESA cut to under 25s
25 April 2017 | News
Representations by DR UK has led to the Government issuing new regulations preventing a 55% week cut to the amount ... activity component is payable. The explanatory memorandum to the new regulations says the amendments – “ensure that Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants, including those that ...
DWP admits Access to Work is overwhelmed by workload but rejects meeting
24 August 2022 | News
... & Pensions (DWP) has admitted that Access to Work is struggling to cope with rising applications for support but it has ... Increasing numbers of Disabled people have contacted DR UK and other DPOs about long delays in securing Access to Work ... Office’s disability unit, the DWP said it was recruiting and training additional staff and that employees were ...
Is the social model fit for purpose? Read and have your say
02 December 2015 | News
International Day of Disabled People: 2 pieces on the Social ... barriers – of behaviours, attitudes, cultures, structures and environments. We work for a society where everyone can ... been involved with disability equality and rights since the early days of activism, on why we should stick to the social ...